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The amount of poison in a plant
tends to vary with location, age of plant, season, weather conditions.
In some plants, the toxin is confined only to certain parts.
Additionally, plants normally considered non toxic may have been
treated with an insecticide, making them toxic. The following
plants may cause toxic symptoms when ingested. Included are plants
which may cause dermatitis when handled.
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Fourteen Ways To Avoid Plant
Poisoning
1. Become familiar with the dangerous plants in
your area, yard and home. Know them by sight and name.
2. Do not eat wild plants and mushrooms.
3. Keep plants, seeds, fruits, and bulbs away from
children.
4. Teach children at an early age to keep plants
and plant parts out of their mouths. Make them aware of the potential
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5.
Teach children to recognize poison ivy.
6. Be certain you know the plants used as skewers
for meat or marshmallows.
7. Do not allow children to suck nectar from flowers
or make "tea" from leaves.
8. Know the plant before eating its fruits, or berries.
9. Do not rely on pets, birds or squirrels to indicate
non-poisonous plants.
10. Avoid smoke from burning plants.
11. Remember, heating and cooking do not always destroy
the toxic substance.
12. Store labelled bulbs and seeds away safely away
from children and pets.
13. Do not make homemade medicines from native or
cultivated plants.
14. Remember, there are no safe "tests' or "rules
of thumb" for distinguishing edible from poisonous plants.
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